Mozart's Starling

Entwining two tales (each one about starlings), this memoir uncovers the charms the bird, often thought of as an invasive pest. Taking her cue from Mozart, who was inspired by his own pet starling, ornithologist Lyanda Lynn Haupt adopts her own and finds an unexpected window onto its secret world. A blend of natural history, biography and memoir, well suited to birders and non-birders alike.